9 Gun Street

A late-C18 house, converted to commercial use at ground-floor level by the 1830s and extended to the rear by 1879.

MATERIALS: brick elevations above a timber shopfront, all under a slate roof.

PLAN: L-shaped with shop to front and later rear range extending along the eastern side.

EXTERIOR: the front range is three storeys above a basement. The ground-floor shopfront is symmetrical, having a central, recessed doorway with modern, glazed doors flanked by large shop windows with a low, moulded stallriser. At either end, there are Ionic pilasters, surmounted by Ionic caps, brackets and a cornice. The fascia board is C20.

The first and second floors are brick built with silver-grey headers and red brick dressings. Each floor has a row of four timber sash windows with two-over-two glazing and red brick surrounds, which are recessed into the façade. Those on the first floor have segmental-arched heads in gauged red brickwork while those on the second floor have flat heads which are concealed by a timber fascia board. Between the first and second floors, there is a three-brick string course.

The rear elevation has two windows on the first and second floors, with a brick string course between. The later rear range is two-storey and is constructed of red brick under a pitched roof. Attached to the south and west elevations of this later extension is a modern, timber veranda.

INTERIOR: thought to have a timber-framed dividing wall to the first floor.